John graduated from Satya Wacana Christian University,Salatiga,He went on to teach English and Indonesian Studies in high schools and later went on to teach English to Indochinese refugees in Galang.He had also worked for refugees as a resettlement staff for the UNHCR providing pre-departure briefings for refugees undergoing resettlement in third countries. John received his MA degrees in ELT and Applied Linguistics from the University of Warwick,UK,and a Diploma in Regional Development Planning and Management from the University of Dortmund, Germany.In the year 2000, John went to study TOT in Strategic Management at Chuo University in Tokyo.He also joined a short course in privatization studies at Monash University and decentralization in Berlin.John has been working in the field of education for nearly 30 years,teaching and giving training both in LAN,universities,international schools and in the corporate and private sectors.